Notebooks of George Shiffner (1st Bt.) featuring notes on Voltaire’s Siècle de Louis XIV and Précis du siècle de Louis XV, 1785-1796

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CMV:

CMV33102

Repository:

The Keep

Shelfmark:

SHR/1346-1348

Title:

Notebooks of George Shiffner (1st Bt.) featuring notes on Voltaire’s Siècle de Louis XIV and Précis du siècle de Louis XV, 1785-1796

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People:

Voltaire: Author

George Shiffner (1st Bt.): Compiler

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English

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Brief Summary:

Notes produced by George Shiffner (1st Bt.) on a variety of historical topics.

Detailed Summary:

Shiffner’s notes refer to:

Voltaire’s Siècle de Louis XIV and Précis du siècle de Louis XV
Copies of French verse
Dr Goldsmith’s Life of … Bolingbroke
Russian history in the eighteenth century
The ice-house at Coombe
The landing of émigres at Quiberon Bay
The Franco-Spanish peace, 1795
Various anecdotes

The notes run to three volumes.

Keyword(s):

Coombe, Henry Saint John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Qiberon Bay, Russia, Siècle de Louis XIV, Siècle de Louis XV

Genre(s):

Notes

Status:

Copy, Extracts, Notes

Physical Description

Material(s):

Ink on paper

Extent:

3 vols.

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–

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Provenance:

Formerly part of the personal papers of the Shiffner Archive, of the Shiffner family of Coombe Place, Hamsey, East Sussex.

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.11A-13D; vol.29A-29C

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